Stolen Song, Stolen Spotlight
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A wedding singer writes a melody for his newborn daughter, years pass, and then one late-night jam turns that private song into a public smash. The twist: the pop star who helps “finish” it takes it back to Hollywood, the production machine cranks up, and suddenly the charts are roaring while the original writer is left texting into the void. We break down Power Ballad with Paul Rudd as Rick and Nick Jonas as Danny, and we don’t dodge the uncomfortable question at the center of every songwriting credit fight: when a song becomes a hit, who really owns it?
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